Upright wire-fence-making machine



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UPEIGET WIRE EENGE MAKING MACHINE. No; 298,368. Patented May 13, 1884.

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UPRIGHT WIRE-FENCE-NIAKING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 298,368, dated -May 13,1884.

Application filed November 16, 1883. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN MANN FULTZ, of Quincy, in the county of Adamsand State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful UprightVireFence-Making Machine, as wellas certain parts thereof, whichinvention is fully set forth in the following specification andaccompanying drawings, to wit:

Figure l is a front elevation (the base of the frame being in section)of a machine embodying my improvements, in connection with a section ofwoven fence. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation the base being shown in section)of the same showing a picket partially introduced between the wires.Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view showing the sprocket-chain andsprocket-wheels and plain wheels over which the sprocket-chain passes tooperate the twister-shafts. Fig. 4t is a sectional perspective view ofthe machine, showing the vertical shaft d, its arms, spring, and leverfor forcing a picket to place when introduced between the wires; andFig. 5 is a perspective detail view showing the board r having the pinsfor holding the section of fence in place when the wires are beingtightened preparatory to securing the section of fence.to the posts.

In Figs. l and 2, A, B, and C are the upright frame of machine.,w

l) is the base of machine-a frame sixteen feet long and about three feetwide, made of timbers of any desired size.

E is a section of fence with post.

a is crank.

b b Z) b b are bobbins on which wire is wound.

c c c c c are open convex revolving shafts in which bobbins b b b work.

d d d is a system of chain-wheels, pulleys, and endless chain, (same asin Fig. 3.)

e is a lever attached to upright rod f, rod f having four arms, g g g g,by means of which a picket, when in position, is pressed to its place,ready to receive twist of wire, and the lever is again drawn back to itsposition by wire spring y.

l1. in Fig. 2 represents picket partly inserted, while in Fig. 4 it isdropped to position, ready to be pressed to place by movement of levere.

is a ratchet-lever, working upon ratchetwheel j, attached to cog-wheelk, on which lever is a small spring, x.

Zis a toothed rack extending through the center and the length of frameD, in which cog-Wheel k works.

m is a small spring-pawl dropping into notches of wheel j, by means ofwhich the upright part of machine is prevented from being drawn backwardby weight of fence or tension of wire.

a is a post of the frame, having three holes, o o o. Over a is placed aboard of equal length, having three pins, which are inserted in theholes o o o, and this is used for the purpose of tightening a section offence when it is desired to fasten the same to intervening fence-posts.

p represents post, to which the ends of the fence-wires are fastenedbefore the weaving commences.

In case it is desired to use machine stationary, then a drum or reelupon which fence is wound, as made or woven, is used in lieu of the postp.

On either side of frame D, and extending the length of it, is a groove,in which base platform of machine is held and slides.

The whole combination is an upright machine for making or weaving fencecomposed of wire and pickets, and may be used, movably, along the linewhere a fence is to be made, or stationary. The twistof the wires may beeither continuous or reversible. t

To adjust and work the machine, the wire, in duplicate, is wound uponbobbins b b b. rlhe ends of duplicate wires are then separately passedthrough cap on end of shafts c c c, and brought together again andfastened to post or reel p. A picketis then placed in aperture in top offrame at q, as shown in Fig. 2 by 7L, and dropped between the respectiveduplicate wires to position, as shown by h in Fig. 4. By throwing levere forward the arms g g g press the picket to its proper place, and byturning crank a bobbins b b b and shafts c c c are revolved, and anydesired number of twists are given to the wires; then, by pressing leveri forward and backward a sufficient number of times, cog-wheel 7c,working in cogplate Z, the frame A, B, and O is moved forward to suchdistance as may be desired be- I OO tween pickets, and is then ready forinsertion of another picket, as before stated, and thus the process iscontinued.

If the fence is being constructed along the line where it is intended tostand, the posts are supposed to have been set at any intervals desired.When such length of fence has been Woven that it is desired to fasten itto intervening posts, a proper tension of the wires is obtained byWorking lever t', and to retain this tension until the Wires can befastened to the posts by staples the board before mentioned, havingthree pins, is adj usted upon n. (See Fig. 5.)

The Whole machine, while Working, when used in the field, may be held inplace by stakes driven into the ground, or by an anchor on back side ofmachine, attached to a fence-post. Vhen fence has been woven to lengthof frame, to move forward and readjust, draw stakes or detach anchor,raise small spring x on lever i, and then move frame by horse or otherpower.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. The combination, with thebed-plate provided with the toothed rack, ofthe frame provided with the revolving twisters carrying the bobbins, thesprocket -Wheels, plain wheels, and endless chain, and the verticalshaft having arms, and the operatin g lever and spring, substantially asspecified.

2. The combination, with the frame having the perforated board n, andthe mechanism for twisting the Wires and moving the frame, of the board1, provided with pins to fit the perforations in the board u,substantially as specified. y

3. The combination, with the bed frame provided with the toothed rack',of the movable frame carrying the twister mechanism, and provided withthe shaft carrying the pinion k, ratchet-wheel j, lever fi, andspring-paw1` m ai, substantially as specified. v

, JOHN MANN FULTZ. Vitnesses:

JOHN R. RICE, J oHN MEYER.

